Seoul ICARUS Drone International Film Festival (SEDIFF) held in Seoul, Korea from October 21, 2016 to October 27, 2016 is the newest and the most innovative film festival. ‘The wing of Icarus’ symbolizes the human’s longing for unchartered world. Putting this spirit of Icarus in the film festival, SEDIFF is trying to display cinema and creative visual world beyond it in Seoul, the center of Asia. SEDIFF is a film festival encompassing all visual sections, and embraces submission of all visual images created since 2013, including full-length film, short film, documentary, animation, MV, advertisement, VR, AR and drone-filmed image. Submission is for free of charge.

The motto of the 1st SEDIFF is ‘Creativity, Newness and Convergence. You can submit all forms of visual works full of your fresh ideas and passion for cinema. Do submit your film to this innovative 1st film festival not limiting the area of the creation. In the most dynamic city Seoul, this is the first step you can be just the protagonist of film festival which is planning to kick off in Yeouido, the center of Seoul.

The 1st Seoul ICARUS Drone International Film Festival shall
- stand in the front ‘The Wings of Icarus’ symbolizing the human’s longing for unchartered world and ‘drone’ to open a new prospect of filming with the cutting-edge technology;
- seek a meeting of art and technology which can realize the free and creative world of art with cutting-edge equipment;
- based thereon, move forward to the film festival being on the cutting-edge of imaginary culture.

The 1st Seoul ICARUS Drone International Festival shall be held from Oct. 21, 2016 to Oct. 27, 2016, and the Seoul ICARUS Drone International Film Festival from Oct. 23, 2016 to Oct. 25, 2016 at 2 screens of CGV theater, Yeouido, Seoul. However, some final selections may be shown at Floating Stage in Yeouido, Seoul during the whole festival period.

① Details on awards of <Seoul ICARUS Drone International Film Festival ‘ICARUS’> are as follows.
- ICARUS Grand Prize: to be selected among final selections, regardless of section;
- ICARUS Creativity Prize: each one film in competition section and non-competition section shall be elected among final selections, regardless of section;
- ICARUS New Media Prize: each one film in competition section and non-competition section shall be elected among final selections, regardless of section;
- ICARUS Sunshine Prize: Film to mainly express the underprivileged or social welfare shall be elected among final selections;
- Special prize awarded by Juries: each one film in competition section and non-competition section shall be elected among final selections, regardless of section.

- [for the Public]
Prize awarded by the chairman of ICARUS organization committee/ Prize awarded by the chairman of ICARUS evaluation committee/Prize for the best director/Cinematography prize/Prize for the best actor/Prize for the best actress/ Prize awarded by the Citizen Participation Group

- [for the Youth]
Prize awarded by the chairman of ICARUS organization committee/ Prize awarded by the chairman of ICARUS evaluation committee/Prize awarded by the Minister of OOOO/Prize for the best actor/Prize for the best actress

- [Drone-related films]
Prize awarded by the chairman of ICARUS organization committee/ Prize awarded by the chairman of ICARUS evaluation committee/Prize for the best director/Cinematography prize/Technology prize

- [VR/AR section]
Prize awarded by the chairman of ICARUS organization committee/ Prize awarded by the chairman of ICARUS evaluation committee/Prize for the best director/Cinematography prize/Technology prize

- All prize-winning films shall be granted ICARUS trophies, award certificates and additional prizes.

② Details on prizes, their title and prize money may be changed under circumstances of <Organization Committee, Seoul ICARUS Drone International Festival>.
③ Prize-winning films of <Seoul ICARUS Drone International Film Festival> may be shown online on this film festival homepage (www.sediff.kr) for non-commercial purposes for a certain period after the closing of film festival.
④ Commercial use of prize-winning films of <Seoul ICARUS Drone International Film Festival> such as showing them shall be required a prior consultation with and consent of presenter.

□ Official Title: Seoul ICARUS Drone International Film Festival
□ Category: Film Competition & Screening
□ Object:
- To hold a ICARUS drone-related film festival for the first time in Korea and in the World;
- To contribute to the content industry, a vanguard of Korean quaternary industry;
- To give the public opportunity to show their own film and to enjoy imaginary culture.
□ Expected effect:
- To discover and award to ICARUS drone-related films of international level
- To find new movie creators.
□ Submission Fee: Free
□ Hosted by: Plus Nanum/Drone Korea/ Yonhap News Agency/ Songpa District
□ Run by: Organization Committee, Seoul Icarus Drone International Festival/
Plus Nanum/ Drone Korea
□ Sponsored by: Ministry of Health & Welfare/Ministry of Science, ICT & Future Planning/Seoul Metropolitan Government
□ Supported by: CJ E&M/ KT Corporation/Finednc, Inc.
□ Some Selections Screening At Floating Stage at Yeouido (Outdoor Screening): October 21(Fri.), 2016~October 27(Thur.), 2016
Final Selections Screening At CGV Yeouido (Movie Theater): October 23(Sun.), 2016~Oct. 25 (Tue.), 2016
□ Venue: Floating Stage at Yeouido, Seoul and 2 movie screens at CGV Yeouido, Seoul

Submission Rules
1. Organization
<Seoul ICARUS Drone International Film Festival> is hosted by Plus Nanum and run by Organization Committee of Seoul Icarus Drone International Festival and Plus Nanum.

2. Objective
The 1st Seoul ICARUS Drone International Film Festival shall
- stand in the front ‘The Wings of Icarus’ symbolizing the human’s longing for unchartered world and ‘drone’ to open a new prospect of filming with the cutting-edge technology;
- seek a meeting of art and technology which can realize the free and creative world of art with cutting-edge equipment;
- based thereon, move forward to the film festival being on the cutting-edge of imaginary culture.

3. Date to be held
The 1st Seoul ICARUS Drone International Festival shall be held from Oct. 21, 2016 to Oct. 27, 2016, and the Seoul ICARUS Drone International Film Festival from Oct. 23, 2016 to Oct. 25, 2016 at 2 screens of CGV theater, Yeouido, Seoul. However, some final selections may be shown at Floating Stage in Yeouido, Seoul during the whole festival period.

4. Composition of Program
Programs of the 1st Seoul ICARUS Drone International Film Festival are generally composed of competition section and non-competition section as follows:
(A) Competition section
① For the public:
(a) all kinds of films and movie contents, without limitation to genre;
(b) All genres, including move, media, advertisement, MV and broadcasting contents, are included;
(c) All kinds of films and movie contents produced by adults over 19;
(d) Films and movie contents whose running time is not less than 1 minute and no more than 100 minutes.
② For the youth
(a) all kinds of films and movie contents, without limitation to genre;
(b) All kinds of films and movie contents produced by the youth under 18;
(c) Films and movie contents whose running time is not less than 1 minute and no more than 60 minutes
③ Drone-related contents:
(a) Films and movie contents which include drone-related scenes without limitation to genre;
(b) Films and movie contents whose running time is no more than 20 minutes only.
(c) Films and movie contents whose content or scenes do not contain privacy of individuals or illegal shooting in ‘Restricted Areas’.
④ VR/AR section:
(a) Only limited to movie contents to be appropriately produced to the format of VR and AR contents, no limitation of the genre;
(b) Available to submit works produced for commercial purpose, but all copyrights relevant to submissions must be owned by the presenter
(B) Non-competition section:
① Works recommended by <Organization Committee of Seoul ICARUS Drone International Festival>, Organization/Executive Committee, Evaluation Committee and Program Team of <Seoul ICARUS Drone International Film Festival>, not the ordinary submissions:
② Works of non-competition section can be separately awarded through the evaluation of Evaluation Committee of <Seoul ICARUS Drone International Film Festival>, but limited to ‘Special Award’ only.
③ Works of non-competition section may be selected as the opening or closing film of <Seoul ICARUS Drone International Film Festival>. Provided, however, the decision thereto may be made by Evaluation Committee and Program Team of <Seoul ICARUS Drone International Film Festival>.
(C) Common Requirements
① All works may select each country’s language as the basic dialogue, but their English subtitles should be necessarily displayed.
② Films or moving image contents which include scenes to use drone, VR or AR may be submitted to the section as judged to be the most appropriate among clause (A) ○1 to ○4 above. Provided, however, overlapping submission is not permitted.
③ All copyrights on submissions should be fully owned by the presenter.
④ Final selections (showing films) shall be entitled to be a candidate of the opening and closing film or a prize-winning work. Provided, however, section○2, clause (B) ‘Non-competition Section’ shall apply preferentially.
5. Qualification for Submission
① All films and moving image contents which has been completed after January 1, 2013.
② Works corresponding to Article 4 (Composition of Program) only.
6. Guide on submission of materials for preliminary evaluation
① The person trying to submit to <Seoul ICARUS Drone International Film Festival> shall submit files for evaluation and relevant documents by September 23, 2016(Fri.) 17:00 (limited to arrival by mail only), and files for evaluation shall meet to the following requirements:
- Works for evaluation shall be submitted in the format of data file (avi, mp4 only);
- All works for evaluation shall necessarily display English subtitles;
- The submitted film data file for evaluation and the content of submission application shall be necessarily identical with the final showing film;
- Submission application should be made and submitted by the separate prescribed form;
- Copyright confirmation should be made and submitted by the separate prescribed form.
② Submitted to: Program Team, Seoul ICARUS Drone International Film Festival #702(Yeouido-dong, Acropolis), 6, Gukhoe-daero 72-gil, Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul 07238 Tel.: 02)6972-1770/1780
③ All data and materials for evaluation submitted to <Seoul ICARUS Drone International Film Festival> shall not be returned. Provided, however, <Seoul ICARUS Drone International Film Festival> shall not leak to the outside all information relating to entries for evaluation and evaluators which shall be destroyed after the closing of film festival.
7. Guide on data submission and evaluation of final selections
① Decision of final selections shall follow that of Evaluation Committee, <Seoul ICARUS Drone International Film Festival>.
② Evaluation Committee of <Seoul Drone International Film Festival ‘ICARUS’> shall elect 7 or less specialists in movie and image and proceed evaluation.
③ Decision of final selections shall be announced via homepage on September 30, 2016(Fri.).
④ The presenter for works whose showing shall be decided should submit the followings by October 06, 2016(Thur.):
- Synopsis and production plan in connection with the showing film (in both Korean and English, within 3 lines respectively);
- Information on work participants (within 5 people/in Korean and English/name and position)
- Available to submit in English only for foreign presenters among final selections;
- 5 sheets of image relating to showing films (1 photo of presenter, 4 work-related photos);
- Image should be in a JPG file, having a minimum resolution of 300dpi, if possible;
- The submitted data shall be used for producing information package, catalogs and promotional materials of <Seoul ICARUS Drone International Film Festival>, and not be returned;
- Non-English master film of final selections should have English subtitles. <Seoul Drone International Film Festival ‘ICARUS’> may refuse to select works without English subtitles.
-Basically, master film of final selections shall be in DCP format. Otherwise, it may result in limitation to movie theaters or running time.
⑤ Basically, master film of final selections shall be in DCP format. For other formats, submission of HD-Cam Tape shall be allowed only.

⑥ <Seoul ICARUS Drone International Film Festival> may reproduce data and materials as specified in clause 3, article 7 hereof and use them for noncommercial purposes, limiting to PR for these festivals or film festivals
⑦ <Seoul ICARUS Drone International Film Festival> shall not be in any case liable for all accidents that occur in the process of domestic transportation of master films or delivering them from foreign county to Korea or damages caused by natural disaster.
8. Awards and Additional Prizes
① Details on awards of <Seoul ICARUS Drone International Film Festival ‘ICARUS’> are as follows.
- ICARUS Grand Prize: to be selected among final selections, regardless of section;
- ICARUS Creativity Prize: each one film in competition section and non-competition section shall be elected among final selections, regardless of section;
- ICARUS New Media Prize: each one film in competition section and non-competition section shall be elected among final selections, regardless of section;
- ICARUS Sunshine Prize: Film to mainly express the underprivileged or social welfare shall be elected among final selections;
- Special prize awarded by Juries: each one film in competition section and non-competition section shall be elected among final selections, regardless of section.

- [for the Public]
Prize awarded by the chairman of ICARUS organization committee/ Prize awarded by the chairman of ICARUS evaluation committee/Prize for the best director/Cinematography prize/Prize for the best actor/Prize for the best actress/ Prize awarded by the Citizen Participation Group

- [for the Youth]
Prize awarded by the chairman of ICARUS organization committee/ Prize awarded by the chairman of ICARUS evaluation committee/Prize awarded by the Minister of OOOO/Prize for the best actor/Prize for the best actress

- [Drone-related films]
Prize awarded by the chairman of ICARUS organization committee/ Prize awarded by the chairman of ICARUS evaluation committee/Prize for the best director/Cinematography prize/Technology prize

- [VR/AR section]
Prize awarded by the chairman of ICARUS organization committee/ Prize awarded by the chairman of ICARUS evaluation committee/Prize for the best director/Cinematography prize/Technology prize

- All prize-winning films shall be granted ICARUS trophies, award certificates and additional prizes.
② Details on prizes, their title and prize money may be changed under circumstances of <Organization Committee, Seoul ICARUS Drone International Festival>.
③ Prize-winning films of <Seoul ICARUS Drone International Film Festival> may be shown online on this film festival homepage (www.sediff.kr) for non-commercial purposes for a certain period after the closing of film festival.
④ Commercial use of prize-winning films of <Seoul ICARUS Drone International Film Festival> such as showing them shall be required a prior consultation with and consent of presenter.
9. Guide on copyright of final selections for archiving and filing records
① In principle, all showing films of final selections shall be stored for the purposes of research and education at archive managed by <Organization Committee, Seoul ICARUS Drone International Festival>, except for commercial purposes.
② All showing films of final selections may be rerun for noncommercial purposes at archive managed by <Organization Committee, Seoul ICARUS Drone International Festival> after the closing of this film festival. For other commercial showing, <Organization Committee, Seoul ICARUS Drone International Festival> should obtain approval of presenter and copyright holder by consultation with them.
10. General Provisions
① <Seoul ICARUS Drone International Film Festival> shall not have any responsibility for breach of copyright arising from the works and contents of final selections. <Seoul ICARUS Drone International Film Festival> shall not be liable for the legal issues caused by infringement on showing and broadcasting of final selections, too. The presenter shall always take full responsibility for copyright issue on constituents of works.
② Provision and contents as specified in clause ○1, article 10 above shall be in effect at the same time of submitting materials for preliminary evaluation.
③ The presenter shall have full rights on distribution and showing of finial selections. Provided, however, only for the final selections, the use of rights on distribution and showing thereof shall be co-owned by <Seoul ICARUS Drone International Film Festival> and <Organization Committee, Seoul ICARUS Drone International Festival> during the whole period of this festival.
④ <Seoul ICARUS Drone International Film Festival> may have the rights to decide at its sole discretion about issues not specified in these provisions.
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  • Seung Hyun Jou

    Poor... too lazy... and amatuer

    November 2016
  • A great festival and amazing response. I am so happy to have been a part of this event and I encourage any one interested in film to try to participate in any way possible. Thank you for the Director Award! It was a great honor for me and my team!

    November 2016
  • the quality of the films was very high and the festival has everything to grow. Congratulations!

    November 2016